This issue of homeless children is significant in America. We watch advertisements on the television for poor starving children in far off lands. Most of us, however, need look no further than our nearest city. Children from broken and abusive homes, victims of divorcing parents, children of substance abusers, and yes even childred coming from fine “All-American” homes fall victim to homelessness after running away from home. I am sure it is similiar around the world.
So what does this have to do with web design? Nothing. But Bob Parsons over at Godaddy.com posted about his support of Homebase Youth Services from Arizona. We have been long time supporters of Covenant House, a program that originated in New York, but now is throughout many major cities in the US and several other countries. Wherever you may be, there is an organization like this you could and perhaps should consider supporting.
Bob’s article focuses on a ficticious family where a divorce occurs and the child takes the blame for it. That happens every day. A post on the Domestic Diversions Blog focuses on the SMILE program, an effective set of recommendations for how to break the news of a divorce to your children.
